該教材為重慶市“'中國文化走出去'實驗班教學改革探索”高等教育教學改革研究重大項目和四川外國語大學“三特”項目“中國文化走出去”實驗班，以及“三特”教材資助項目的建設成果之一。教材用於《中國文學導論及經典文本選讀》該專業核心課程，主要內容包括中國思想史的介紹、中國思想經典文本中英文對照選本、中外學者對中國思想文化英文評述選篇和思考題。這樣的內容設計，是為了滿足實驗班本科階段培養具有扎實的中英文語言文化基礎、具備深入進行跨文化研究與運用潛質的高素質專業人纔的培養目標，從目前來說很難在國內外找到符合這一課程設計的教材。目前國內外常見的中國文化英文讀本教材都適用於用英文介紹中國文化的概況、文學、哲學、物質文化等方面的知識，以介紹性為主、以點帶面，基本不涉及對經典文本本身的閱讀和討論。教材自《中國文化導論及經典文本導讀》2013年進行課程的全面改版以來就開始進行籌劃，筆者從選篇、譯本篩選、教材體例設計等方面逐步進行，前後進行了多次修改和重新布局，語言的勘誤、梳理、潤色、調整也仍在持續進行之中。通過與課程的配合，筆者也發現教材之中存在的各種問題。例如，原稿的注釋采用尾注的形式，學生查閱不太方便，於是在教材的第五稿中筆者改用了“邊注”的形式。此外，筆者經過近幾年的教學逐步了解到中國英語專業本科生的中英文知識背景情況，對選篇和簡介之中可能出現的知識盲點進行注解。整本教材都力圖做到知識性、覆蓋面、實用性、啟發性等各個方面的結合，以“適用”和“好用”為基本原則，選擇*為經典的思想文化文本英譯，並提供中文原文對照；同時兼顧拓展性，培養“實驗班”精英教育目標之具備思辨、分析、比較能力的高素質人纔。
本教材初稿於2015年基本成型，幾經修改目前仍在大規模地試用之中，並與我們的在線開放課程相配合。隨著該課程2017年9月在重慶市在線課程平臺的上線，教材使用的規模會擴大。

Contents
Introduction An Overview of Chinese Culture and Thought ..............................1
Timeline of Chinese Culture and Thought .............................................................10
Chapter One Spatial and Temporal Ideas of Early Chinese Culture................13
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 13
Selected Passages from The Book of Changes ....................................................................... 15
“The Announcement of the Duke of Shao” from The Classic of Documents ........................ 18
Extensive Reading A Foreword to I Ching ......................................................................... 21
Extensive Reading B Geographic Background of the Chinese People...............................23
Extensive Reading C North and South................................................................................ 25
Extensive Reading D The History of China from 220 AD—1200 AD ............................... 28
Study Questions...................................................................................................................... 32
Chapter Two The Development of Confucianism ...............................................34
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 34
Selected Passages from The Analects..................................................................................... 36
Selected Passages from Mencius............................................................................................ 37
“The Merit of the Confucian” from The Works of Xunzi........................................................ 39
An Explanation of the Diagram of the Great Ultimate ......................................................... 43
Extensive Reading A Chapter Nine from The Book of Rites............................................... 45
Extensive Reading B “The Great Harmony” from Correcting Youthful Ignorance............ 48
Extensive Reading C An Excerpt from The Problem of China........................................... 52
Study Questions...................................................................................................................... 57
Chapter Three Philosophical Daoism and Its Imaginativeness .........................60
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 60
Selected Passages from Dao De Jing ..................................................................................... 62
“External Things” from Zhuangzi .......................................................................................... 65
Selected Passages from On the Nourishment of Life.............................................................. 68
Extensive Reading A Introduction to Painting .................................................................... 69
Extensive Reading B Selected Passages from Commentary on Zhuangzi .......................... 71
Extensive Reading C The Perfection of the Chinese in the Art of Gardening .................... 73
Extensive Reading D Painting and Calligraphy from The Heritage of Chinese Art ........... 75
Extensive Reading E A Selection from The Tao and the Logos.......................................... 80
Study Questions...................................................................................................................... 83
Chapter Four Chinese Buddhism.........................................................................86
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 86
Selected Passages from The Disposition of Error.................................................................. 88
Selected Passages from Confirmation of the Consciousness-Only System Translated from
Sanskrit ................................................................................................................................. 91
Extensive Reading A An Excerpt from A Record of Buddhist Monasteries in Luoyang..... 94
Extensive Reading B Selections from the Dunhuang Version of the Platform Sutra ......... 97
Extensive Reading C Buddhist Influence on Chinese Religious Life ................................. 98
Study Questions.................................................................................................................... 101
Chapter Five The “Others” in Chinese Classics ...............................................102
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 102
Selected Passages from The Mohist Canons ........................................................................ 104
Selected Passages from Han Feizi........................................................................................ 107
“Memorial on the Burning of Books” from “Li Si” of the Records of the Historian .......... 110
A Selection from Gongsun Longzi on the “White Horse”.................................................... 111
Extensive Reading A Implications of Chinese Epistemology...........................................113
Extensive Reading B Selections from The Spirit of the Chinese People .......................... 116
Study Questions.................................................................................................................... 120
目錄


引言中國文化思想簡述 1

中國思想文化歷史時間表 10

章早期中國文化的時空思想 13
引言............................... 13
《易經》選篇........................... 15
《尚書. 召誥》選篇........................ 18
拓展閱讀A《易經》前言..................... 21
拓展閱讀B中國文化的地理背景.................. 23
拓展閱讀C南方與北方...................... 25
拓展閱讀220 年至1200 年的中國歷史............. 28
練習............................... 32

第二章儒家思想的發展 34
引言............................... 34
《論語》選篇........................... 36
《孟子》選篇........................... 37
《荀子. 儒效》選篇........................ 39
太極圖說............................. 43
拓展閱讀A《禮記. 禮運》選篇.................. 45
拓展閱讀B《正蒙. 太和》選篇.................. 48
拓展閱讀C《中國問題》選篇................... 52
練習............................... 57

第三章道家思想及其想像性 60

引言............................... 60
《道德經》選篇.......................... 62
《莊子. 外物》選篇........................ 65
《答難養生論》選篇........................ 68
拓展閱讀A敘畫......................... 69
拓展閱讀B《莊子注》選篇.................... 71
拓展閱讀C完美的中國園林藝術.................. 73
拓展閱讀D《中國藝術的遺產》選篇“繪畫與書法”......... 75
拓展閱讀E《道與邏各斯》選篇.................. 80
練習............................... 83

第四章中國佛教思想 86
引言............................... 86
《理惑論》選篇.......................... 88
《成唯識論》選篇......................... 91
拓展閱讀A《洛陽伽藍記》選篇.................. 94
拓展閱讀B敦煌寫本《六祖壇經》選篇............... 97
拓展閱讀C佛教對中國人宗教生活的影響.............. 98
練習.............................. 101

第五章中國的子學思想 102
引言.............................. 102
《墨經》選篇.......................... 104
《韓非子》選篇......................... 107
《史記. 李斯列傳》選篇..................... 110
《公孫龍子·白馬論》選篇.................... 111
拓展閱讀A中國認識論探微................... 113
拓展閱讀B《中國人的精神》選篇................ 116
練習.............................. 120